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'''Alcoy''', officially the '''Municipality of Alcoy''' ({{langx|ceb|Lungsod sa Alcoy}}; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Alcoy}}),  is a  [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Cebu]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 19,207 people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}

It is named after [[Alcoy, Spain|Alcoy]] in Spain.

==History==

===Spanish colonization===

The old town of Alcoy, located in the current barangay of Daanlungsod, known as ''Mambaje'', becomes one of the ''visitas'' of [[Carcar]] in 1690.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Damayo |first1=Virgilio |title=The History of Alcoy |date=2014 |publisher=The Provincial Government of Cebu |location=Cebu City |isbn=978-971-9972-10-5 |page=26}}</ref>  Mambaje is absorbed as a barrio of [[Boljoon]] in 1692. The church in Alcoy and three ''Bantayan sa Hari'' or [[watchtower]]s are built. The settlers choose [[Rose of Lima|Sta. Rosa de Lima]] as their [[patron saint]].

A creation of the town of ''Mambaje'' was proposed. On July 16, 1866, Mambaje becomes a municipality. A year after, the first formal school opened in Alcoy, according to the Spanish Organic Law of 1863. In 1869, Mambaje was renamed to Alcoy.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Damayo |first1=Virgilio |title=The History of Alcoy |date=2014 |publisher=The Provincial Government of Cebu |location=Cebu City |isbn=978-971-9972-10-5 |page=38}}</ref> The seat of local government or the [[poblacion]] was moved from Mambaje to ''Hulomaynon'' (now Poblacion). In 1890, the town of Alcoy ranks first in production of [[coffee bean|coffee]] and sixth in [[cotton]] in the province of Cebu. Then in 1898, Alcoy joins the [[Philippine Revolution|Anti-Spanish Uprising]].

===American and Japanese period===

In 1899, Alcoy, and the rest of the Philippines, is [[Philippine-American War|occupied by the Americans]]. Resistance against the new colonizers in Cebu ceased in 1901.  The town experienced a [[smallpox]] and [[cholera]] epidemic in 1903. Between 1904 and 1916, Alcoy is merged to the town of [[Dalaguete]]. Herminigildo Mosqueda becomes Alcoy's first elected mayor after he wins the local elections in 1928.

During [[World War II]], Hilario de los Santos organizes and heads the local guerilla resistance against the Japanese in Alcoy. The Civil Affairs unit is formed at Nug-as with former Mayor Herminigildo Mosqueda as president.

===Post-independence===

The Philippines became independent from the United States on July 4, 1946. On November 11, 1947, Pedro Romanos is the first elected mayor of Alcoy in the post-war era. In 1971, Catalino de los Santos is elected mayor and remained in office during the [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos|Martial Law]] period until the [[People Power Revolution|EDSA Revolution]] in 1986. The [[Dolomite (rock)|Dolomite]] Mining Corporation is established in 1980.

===Contemporary===

Eusebio Sestoso becomes the elected mayor of Alcoy after the EDSA Revolution in 1988. During the administration of Antonio Plando, the [[Black Shama|Siloy]] Festival is launched in 2005. Michael Angelo Sestoso wins the mayoralty election in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Election 2016 Results: Alcoy|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2016/results/local/region+vii/cebu/alcoy/?tfb_a|website=GMA News Online}}</ref>

==Geography==
Alcoy is {{convert|92|km|sp=us}} from [[Cebu City]].

It is bordered to the north by the town of Dalaguete, to the west is the town of [[Alegria, Cebu|Alegria]], to the east is the [[Cebu Strait]], and to the south is the town of Boljoon.

===Barangays===
Alcoy is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s and some have [[sitios]].
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{{PH brgy table lite|072202001| Atabay                         | 2323| 1535}}
{{PH brgy table lite|072202002| Daan-Lungsod                   | 2392| 1569}}
{{PH brgy table lite|072202003| Guiwang                        | 1827| 1490}}
{{PH brgy table lite|072202004| Nug{{nbhyph}}as                | 3631| 2923}}
{{PH brgy table lite|072202005| Pasol                          | 1884| 1740}}
{{PH brgy table lite|072202006| Poblacion                      | 3943| 2991}}
{{PH brgy table lite|072202007| Pugalo                         | 2669| 2043}}
{{PH brgy table lite|072202008| San Agustin                    |  517|  466}}
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====Daan-Lungsod and Guiwang====

Daan-Lungsod, formerly known as Mambaje, is the southernmost barangay of Alcoy. [[Tingko Beach]] is located partly in this small barangay and partly in Guiwang. A fiesta is held in Daan-Lungsod every 3 May in honor of Santa Cruz. There is a reef called ''Mabad-on'' which appears during low tide, and is completely submerged during high tide. Mabad-on is listed as Mambahi Reef in the Philippine maritime and navigation map.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}

The elementary school is located in Guiwang. Guiwang celebrates 13 June the feast day of Saint Anthony of Padua.

Two ''baluwarti'' (watchtowers) still stand in the two barangays. The watchtowers are the oldest-surviving structures in Alcoy and they are reminders of the Spanish occupation of Cebu Island. They were used to warn the locals that [[Moro pirate|pirates]] were coming. Originally a settlement of Dalaguete, it was founded by the Spaniards in 1880 and was developed into a stop-over station for priests going to Dalaguete. In 1869, via a royal decree, ''Mambaje'' became a municipality and was renamed to Alcoy, after a city in Spain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beyondcebu.com/alcoy/|title=Alcoy Cebu &#124; BeyondCebu}}</ref>

====Poblacion====

The [[Poblacion]] is the principal barangay of Alcoy. It is where the main facilities of the town are located: the municipal government center, police station, and main health center.

====Pugalo====

The country's largest [[Dolomite (mineral)|dolomite]] quarry is mined in [[Pugalo, Alcoy, Cebu|Pugalo]].

===Climate===
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| Jan high C = 29
| Jan low C  = 23
| Feb high C = 29
| Feb low C  = 23
| Mar high C = 30
| Mar low C  = 23
| Apr high C = 32
| Apr low C  = 24
| May high C = 31
| May low C  = 25
| Jun high C = 30
| Jun low C  = 25
| Jul high C = 30
| Jul low C  = 24
| Aug high C = 30
| Aug low C  = 24
| Sep high C = 30
| Sep low C  = 24
| Oct high C = 29
| Oct low C  = 24
| Nov high C = 29
| Nov low C  = 24
| Dec high C = 29
| Dec low C  = 23
| Jan precipitation mm = 35
| Feb precipitation mm = 28
| Mar precipitation mm = 38
| Apr precipitation mm = 51
| May precipitation mm = 125
| Jun precipitation mm = 195
| Jul precipitation mm = 194
| Aug precipitation mm = 173
| Sep precipitation mm = 180
| Oct precipitation mm = 192
| Nov precipitation mm = 121
| Dec precipitation mm = 64
| Jan rain days        = 9.2
| Feb rain days        = 8.2
| Mar rain days        = 9.9
| Apr rain days        = 11.3
| May rain days        = 22.5
| Jun rain days        = 27.3
| Jul rain days        = 28.0
| Aug rain days        = 27.2
| Sep rain days        = 27.1
| Oct rain days        = 26.9
| Nov rain days        = 19.7
| Dec rain days        = 12.7
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| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/alcoy_philippines_1731586
| title =  Alcoy: Average Temperatures and Rainfall
| publisher = Meteoblue
| access-date = 9 May 2020 }}</ref>
| date = 9 May 2020
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===Tourist attractions===

Alcoy's Nug-as forest is the last rainforest of Cebu. It borders the town of Argao and is connected to the town's [[Mount Lantoy|Lantoy Mountain]]. It is the home of the Black Shama ([[Black Shama|Copsychus Cebuensis]]), a local species of song bird in the family [[Muscicapidae]] that is only found in Cebu, where it is known locally as "Siloy".

The Siloy Festival is Alcoy's nature festival and eco-tourism project. It is in honor of St. Rose of Lima. The festival takes its name from the local term of the Black Shama. The festival is a project meant to promote awareness of the Black Shama and its endangered nature and to help preserve Cebu's endemic [[Magpie-robin|Shama]] species of birds, as well to help save [[Mother Nature|Mother Earth]]. It is celebrated on 23 August every year.

Nug-as Sea of Clouds is also found in mountain barangay of Nug-as, Alcoy which also serve as a tourist attraction in the municipality. 
[[File:Sea of Clouds in Kanlahing Peak.jpg|thumb]]

[[File:Copsychus cebuensis 1992 stamp of the Philippines.jpg|thumb|The 1992 Stamp of the Philippines showing the Black Shama Bird, known locally as "Siloy".]]

==Demographics==
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==Economy==
[[File:Cebu South Road, Tingko Beach (Alcoy, Cebu; 01-20-2023).jpg|thumb|[[Natalio Bacalso Avenue]], the main thoroughfare through Alcoy, near Tingko Beach]]
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Alcoy is mainly an agricultural town with Nug{{nbhyph}}as, a mountain barangay, more than half of commercial crops. The rest of the communities rely on subsistence fishing and backyard farming. The country's largest dolomite quarry is mined in [[Pugalo, Alcoy, Cebu|Pugalo]]. Beaches are located in Guiwang and Daanlungsod.

== Education ==
The public schools in the town of Alcoy are administered by one school district under the [http://www.cebuprovince.deped.gov.ph/ Schools Division of Cebu Province].

Elementary schools:
* Alcoy Central Elementary School — N. Bacalso Avenue, Poblacion
* Bulalacao Elementary School — Sitio Bulalacao, Nug-as
* Caidiocan Primary School — Sitio Caidiocan, Poblacion
* Guiwang Elementary School — Guiwang
* Lalin Elementary School — Sitio Lalin, Atabay
* Nug-as Elementary School — Nug-as
* San Agustin Elementary School — San Agustin

High schools:
* Alcoy National High School — Poblacion
* Nug-as National High School — Nug-as

Integrated schools:
* Pasol-Pugalo Integrated School — Pugalo

==References==

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==External links==
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* [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]

{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Alcoy
| North     = [[Dalaguete]]
| East      = ''[[Cebu Strait]]''
| South     = [[Boljoon]]
| Southwest = [[Malabuyoc]]
| West      = [[Alegria, Cebu|Alegria]]
| Northwest = [[Badian, Cebu|Badian]]
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[[Category:Municipalities of Cebu]]